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The 'manosphere' draws tons of young men — but the reality doesn't match the pitch
It’s Drawing Tons Of Young Men — But The Reality Doesn’t Match The Pitch
This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you.***My wife and I don’t watch porn, and certainly not together, but it sure felt like we were when we sat down to watch “Inside the Manosphere,” a documentary on Netflix that currently sits in the top-10 on the platform.Over the course of 90 minutes, award-winning documentarian Louis Theroux immerses himself in the “alpha-male subculture” that is attracting millions of young males to an abnormal way of life. But we’ve seen this act before, and I emphasize “act.”The manosphere is a derivative of pornography. It promotes unnatural and unattainable standards. It is a performance consumed through a screen, not lived. It destroys real intimacy and relationships. It creates no societal value — only profits for the participants. And it exploits both men and women. The manosphere isn’t masculinity just like porn isn’t sex. For example, in the documentary, influencer Myron Gaines asks women on his podcast to use a calculator to design...
